Aswan Dam (stock footage / archival footage)

President Nasser launches construction of the Aswan High Dam project. Map of Egypt depicts location of Aswan. Egyptian workmen arrive on train. Men in trucks and tractors ride to dam site. Shot of the Nile at dam site. Blasting rock. Earth moving machines scoop earth into giant dump trucks. Trucks haul and dump earth. Animation shows barges dropping earth into Nile. Shot of barge dropping earth into Nile. Dam under construction. Water flowing from dam. Egyptian ruins with water rising around them. Egyptians moving from Nubian Valley, packs on donkeys. Men carry donkey across foot bridge. Egyptians board ship and sail up Nile. Men, camels, goats, other animals get off boat. Nubians move into living complexes. Nubians in new homes. Earth movers roll across desert. Water comes up from pipe in desert. Irrigation viaduct. Egyptian farmers planting rice in irrigated fields. Rice fields. Farmers harvest wheat. Egyptians carry bundles of wheat. Egyptians picking vegetables. Ranchers herd turkeys, cattle. Modern high rise apartments. Children clapping in school, dancing. Young boy stands underneath the Egyptian flag. More dam construction footage. Footage of the dam in the 1990s (Premium Collection). For licensing and rates, please visit: